ELON Musk has arrived in Israel to tour the horror sites of the October 7 massacre and joined a live chat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The tech tycoon's visit to the Middle East comes after an anti-Semitism row stormed Musk's social media network X, formerly known as Twitter.
In a visit to Kibbutz Kfar Azza, the Israeli PM showed the Tesla boss the horrors of the October 7 massacre, including a baby's crib that now contains expelled gun shells from the fateful day.
Musk also heard from the Head of the Shaar HaNegev Council Yossi Keren and a representative of the IDF Spokesman Liad Diamond an overview of the massacre at the kibbutz.
Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu went to the home of the Liebstein family, where they heard the story of the heroism of the late Ofir Liebstein.
Ofir was the head of the council murdered on the morning of October 7 in an exchange of fire with terrorists who infiltrated the kibbutz.
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Musk and Netanyahu later held a live chat on X to not only discuss what they saw earlier in the day, but also the security aspects of artificial intelligence.
"It was jarring to see one of the scenes of the massacre," Musk said.
Musk was also shown a video during his visit to Kibbutz Kfar Azza, located near the Gaza border, after which he said: "It was troubling to see the joy experienced by the people that were killing innocent civilians, including kids and babies – defenceless people, essentially."
"It's one thing if civilians die accidentally, but it's another thing to revel in the joy of killing civilians.
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"That's ugly. That's evil."
On the pro-Palestine demonstrations, the Tesla tycoon said: "It was troubling to see masses of protests in almost every major city in favour of Hamas, or they're generally characterised as sort of a 'Free Palestine' movement.
"I think one can generally agree that we want a good future for Palestinians.
"The challenge really is how do you get rid of the ones who are murdering Jewish people while minimising civilian casualties and then ultimately stopping the sort of propaganda that is convincing people to engage in murder."
Musk added: "At the end of the day is essential to figure out how are they being trained to have this belief that murdering and having joy at the death of civilians is a good thing."
On Monday, Israel said it had reached an agreement in principle for using Musk's SpaceX company's Starlink communications in Gaza.
Musk's office has yet to comment on the trip, Reuters reports.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has scheduled an afternoon meeting with Musk.
They will be joined by relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and will also discuss "the need to act to combat rising antisemitism online", Herzog's office said.
When they last met, in California on September 18, Netanyahu urged Musk to strike a balance between protecting free expression and fighting hate speech after weeks of controversy over anti-Semitism on X.
The tech mogul had come under fire over allegations he failed to tackle the spread of hate speech on the platform.
And he had been accused of sharing anti-Semitic content himself.
Last month, as the war raged following a Hamas killing and kidnapping spree in southern Israel, Musk proposed using Starlink to support communication links in the blackout-hit Gaza enclave with "internationally recognised aid organizations".
At the time, Israeli Communications Shlomo Karhi objected, saying "Hamas will use it (Starlink) for terrorist activities".
But in a new tack, Karhi said on Monday that Israel and Musk had reached an agreement in principle whereby "Starlink satellite units can only be operated in Israel with the approval of the Israeli Ministry of Communications, including the Gaza Strip".
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